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2012-07

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What is the PRC File Format? Used in 3D PDF …

It “is an accurate, highly compressible 3D data format optimized to store, load, and display various 3D data, metadata, assembly structure, graphics information and Product Manufacturing Information (…

2012-07-25 · Luke Johnson
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RevitPythonShell in Action

I have previously posted about RevitPythonShell a number of times. In this post Dima Chiriacov gives a real-world example on using the shell to change the case of text. There are quite a number of fre…

2012-07-24 · Luke Johnson
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Webinars on today – register quickly if you want to attend

2013 Building Design Suite Overview Time: 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM AEST (25th July 2012) Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/437056550 Curtain Walls; a…

2012-07-24 · Luke Johnson
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When to Upgrade Revit and Adopt a new Revit version

Now that Update 1 for Revit 2013 is out, some of the larger firms will be deploying Revit 2013 for the first time across their corporation. Some of the smaller firms perhaps started using the new vers…

2012-07-24 · Luke Johnson
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Print Set = View/Sheet Set

You can Filter Sheets in the Project Browser by the “Print Set” – that is, by saved sheet selection. I can’t believe I didn’t know this before… Read more at: Sheet Issue Dates | BD Mackey Consulting |…

2012-07-24 · Luke Johnson
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Update 1 may cause contextual Finish buttons to disappear

I received an interesting email from fellow Revit professional, Kale Munster – see below:Mate, Something that you might like to add to your blog. I have done a pretty severe stress test on the sketch …

2012-07-23 · Luke Johnson
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Revit Hardware and Performance tips (mid-year 2012)

Here are a few interesting (and in some cases controversial) quotes from new Revit blogger, the Pragmatic Reviteer.” CPU – single threaded speed is the most important thing.In my experience, the main …

2012-07-22 · Luke Johnson
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Revit 2013 Web Update 1 – big sketch crashes fixed?

Web Update 1 was released a couple of days ago, and has been blogged, tweeted and reblogged. Here are the key links:For Revit Architecture: Revit Architecture 2013 UR1 (32-bit) (exe – 52419Kb) Revit A…

2012-07-22 · Luke Johnson